Gun-sight.



'PATENTED JAN. 16, .1906.

www@ w1 W. BRAITHWAITE.

GUNy SIGHT. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19, 1905.

,uNrrnn 'STATES PATENT OFFICE WILFRED BRAITHWAITE, oF MIDDL'EFIELD, CONNECTICUT,

Guhl-SIGHT.

' `Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ja,n 1 6, 1906.

Application med .iugm 19, 1905. "seal No.' 274,921.

. WAITE, a citizen of the United States, resid,-

ing at Middlefield, in the county of Middlesex 'and-State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gun-Sights, of which the following is a specication.

The invention relates to an improvement in gun-sights, and for telescopic sights.

The main object of the present invention' is the production of a mount arranged to ac'-v commodate two individual standards ora particular specific sight.

The invention will be described in detail in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,l in Which- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, illus trating the application ofmy improved sightmounting to a. gun. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the mounting. Fig. .Sis a longitudinal section ofthe telesco ic sight. Fig. 4 is a .vertical section illustrating the respective arrangements of the stems. C

Referring tothe drawings, 1 represents a rifle of any preferred construction, to thev stock 2 of which immediately in rear of the trig er is secured my improved mounting.

T e mounting comprises a. metallic plate 3, designed to be removably secured to the stock: and forme-d intermediate its len th with vertically-projecting ears 4, prefera l circular in'plan beyond their 'connectionwitli the plate. 'The mounting is adapted to movably receive stems -5 and 6, the former hereinafter termed the sight-stem and the latter the telescope-stern. Each ofthe vstems .comprises barrels- 7; cored at the upper end and interiorly screwvthreaded, as at'S, Aor, if desired, the cored portion may be 'separated from .the barrel of the tem and movablyor' iXedly secured thereto. Qlvhe stemf'is profvided pat its lower endv lwith'alsingle projecting leafiQ, circular in sha e-an'd coextensive in size with the ears4o themountingi'.; The telescopefstemis providedfwith two e ending circular ears '10, arranged inparallel relation and equalin-size to the leaf 1 9 project'- v ing from .thesightstem.- The leaves 10 are sol arranged as to ybe movably received'- between the ears l4 ofthe mounting and` are so s aced a artv as to receive-'the ,leaf 9 between t em. 10 are inserted between the ears 4 projecting from the mounting, and the pivotalconnectionj particularly to amounting A y this construction the leaves 9 and of said stems with the mounting, secured by a transverse pin or screw 11, pass through the ears 4 and through the respective leaves. This construction provides for independent movement of either 'stemwith relation to the mounting, as will be evident. Immediately adjacent the junction of the leaf 9 with'the barrel 7 of the stem 5 `said stem is provided with a'projection 12, extending beyond the plane of the stem and having a plain face 13.

nextor toward the stem 6, while said latter stem is also provided with a similar projection 14, the plain face 15 of which is. toward the stem 5. The projections 12 and 14 are soarranged with relation to each other that When. their plain faces 13 and 15 are in contact one or the other of the stems 5 or 6, as

the case may be, will be at a direct right angle to the longitudinal plane of the barrel of 4the rifle, so that the sight-opening carried by either of the respective stems will bein perfect parallel relation with said barrel. The stem 5 is designed to receive a threaded pin 15, which is adapted to be screwed into the cored A,end of the barrel and is provided at its upper end with any of the usual sights 16. /The barrel .of the stem 6 is also adapted to receive asimilar threaded pin 17, the upper end of which is bifurcated at .18 to receive said bifurcations, the lip 1,9v depending from a spring-yoke 20, designed to snugly embrace v and ho d the telescope 21, hereinaftenmore particularly described. The' walls of the biv furcations 18 .and also the depending lip 19 are provided with lprojections 22 and 23, re-

-lspectively, having plain facesV designed to contact when in use, the arrangement of said projections being such that when their` plain faces are in contact the telescope 21, sup orted in the clip 20, projects at a right ang e to vthelongitudinal. length of the stem, thereby arranging said telescope in parallel relation to the ride-barrel. It is'to be understood that the .dependin lip 19 is pivotally secured between Athe wal s of the bifurcation 18' Athrough the medium of a pin 24, permitting swinging of the telesco e in a forward direction independentl of t e stem, as illustrated Vin dotted lines in ig. 4. f

" The telescope 21 comprises the usual barrel 25, in wluch is mounted the adjustable section 26, carrying the usual telescope-lens 2.7. The section 26- is exteriorly threaded to engage a threaded lprojection 28, projecting from a milled nut` 29, mounted for revoluble IIO Ilflover'rent upon the barrel 25, the projection is claimed 28 extending through an opening in said b ar-l rel and engaging the threads on the section 26, whereby revolution of the nut will adjust said sectionwith relation to the barrel 25. The forward or sight end of the section 26 is provided with the usual lens 30, which in the use of the telescope i'or ordinary purposes is turned up into position to coperate with thelens 27. The object end of the barrel-25 is provided with an extended lip 31, havlng a right-angle projecting end flange 32 extend-`- ported by the other stem as to insure its accurate position with relation to the length of the barrel.. Furthermore, the telescope supported by one of the stems will also be maintained in` positive parallel relation to the barrel when in position for use by means of the projections 22 and 23. Furthermore, I am enabled to use sights oi' various constructions with the telescope or sight stem, thereby ada ting my improvement when applied to a ri e to meet practically all requirements of the user so far as sight necessities of the -particular occasion may demand.

Having thus described the invention,what

l as new is 1. The combination with a rie, of a sightmounting, a plurality of individual stems movably secured in the mounting and means lcarried by each of said stems adapted to cooperatively contact to insure the proper position of either of the stems with relation to the barrel.

2. The combination with a riile, of a sightmounting therefor, a plurality of stems movably secured in said mounting, and projections carried by the stem designed for respective Contact to insure a proper position of the 'stem in use.

said telescope comprising a barrel, and an adjustable section, the object end of' the barrel being provided with a sight-receiving recess.

A gun-sight comprising' a plate formed with projecting ears, and a plurality oi" sightcarrying stems, one of said stems having a single projecting leaf, and the other of said stems being formed with a pair of similar leaves, said latter leaves being spaced apart to receive the first-mentioned leaf between them, andall of the leaves being pivotally secured between the ears and the plate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILFRED BRAITHVVAITE. Witnesses: f' ANNA E. AUGUR, ERNEST A. AUGUR. 

